Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Store Lambs and Prime Sheep in Dumfries on Wednesday 29th October 2025.

Store Lambs met a competitive trade selling to £131 for Suffolks from Howatson, Burnhead and Texels from Peugniez, Woodhouse.

Suffolk - £131 Burnhead
Texel - £131 Woodhouse
Cross - £115 Nethertown

Prime Lambs sharper with export weights scarce and in big demand. Lambs topped at £171 from McMillan, Ballaggan and to 341p from Roan, Barnbarroch. A plainer show of Cast Ewes and Rams forward which meet a good trade.

281 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 311.61p/kg and topped at 321p/kg from Roan, Barnbarroch
Beltex - £141.50 Tara
Texel - £141 Maryfield, £139.50 Dollard, £139 Lanarkland
Suffolk - £139 West Lanegate
North Country Cheviot - £138.50 Newbank
Blue Texel - £138 Barnbarroch

320 Lambs (45.6-52kg) averaged 299.75p/kg and topped at 333p/kg from Sloan, Annefield
Texel - £153 Rashgill, £150 Maryfield, £148 Auchenfad, £147 Belridding
Suffolk - £152 Tara, £146 Longbeoch, £145 Swyre, £145 West Lanegate, £145 Barnbarroch

65 Lambs (52.1+kg) averaged p/kg and topped at p/kg from
Texel - £171 Ballaggan, £163 Shieldhill, £155 Lanarkland
Suffolk - £155 Rigghead
Beltex - £153 Rigghead

234 Heavy Ewes averaged £119.47 and topped at £240 from Nairn, Shieldhill
Texel - £240 Shieldhill, £175 (x2) Ballaggan, £175 Craigielands Hill, £170 Ballaggan
Cross - £190 & £175 Longbeoch, £168 Hunthills
Suffolk - £175 Hunthills, £170 Ballaggan
Cheviot Mule - £116 Rashgill Park
North Country Cheviot - £155 Ballaggan, £132 Marwhirn, £126 Bettyknowes
Blue Leicester - £118 Over Abington
Dorset - £100 & £92 Bankhead of Tinwald

175 Light Ewes averaged £90.65 and topped at £128 from Troloss Farm, Muirside
Cheviot - £128 Troloss, £116 Bankhead of Tinwald
Blackface - £116 Barr, £114 Bettyknowes. £112 Kirkland
Easycare - £94 Loch Arthur

Rams averaged £135.57 and topped at £182 from McKerlie, 28 Castleview Terrace
Suffolk - £182 28 Castleview Terrace
Blue Leicester - £175 Marwhirn
Blackface - £152 Kirkland

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report